Subway passengers were left stranded and broiling on train platforms for more than an hour on Friday night on the first day of a heat wave as several lines in New York City were suspended in both directions. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority attributed the disruption to a “network communications” issue, and said on Twitter just […]
Alberta has been hit with a number of hail storms this year — a stormy trend that is on the rise in 2019. “We’re off to a busy start and I’ll say we are slightly above average for the number of storm days so far this year,” said Terry Krauss with the Alberta Severe Weather […]
A deserted pool is an unusual sight in Coaldale, Alta., on a hot summer day, but it will stay that way for the remainder of the season. Problems with the filtration system that will cost up to $300,000 to repair spurred council to close the facility in July, however, town officials have found an out-of-town […]
A private dive team has found the last American warship sunk off the US east coast in WWII – solving a 75-year-old naval cold case. The sinking of the USS Eagle PE-56 was first deemed an accident until new evidence established it had been hit by a German submarine. Its location remained a mystery until […]
Former NFL player Mitch Petrus has died from heatstroke at the age of 32. He was working outside at his family’s business in Little Rock, Arkansas when he fell ill on Thursday. He died in hospital that evening. Petrus was a lineman for the New York Giants, and part of the Super Bowl 2012 winning […]
After attempting to distance himself, Trump calls crowd that chanted ‘send her back’ at a campaign rally ‘incredible’. A day after Donald Trump tried to distance himself from racist chants heard at one of his campaign rallies, the US president praised the crowd as one full of “incredible patriots”. The president on Friday again ramped […]
A vehicle caught fire overnight in Regina’s downtown core, according to the Regina Fire Department. Fire crews responded to the fire at 1740 Hamilton Street at about 1 a.m. Friday. They say it produced a large amount of smoke, prompting a “large-scale” evacuation of the apartment building called Palliser Place. The building is located in […]
On the federal government’s final sitting day before politicians stood to seek re-election, Canada passed into law a package of legal changes designed to boost victims’ rights in the military justice system. Bill C-77 updated the National Defence Act and other laws in an effort at systemic reform. The bill enshrined a Declaration of Victims’ Rights […]
TORONTO – Warner Bros. says a crew member died in an accident Thursday at a special effects facility in Toronto. A statement from the executive producers of “Titans” says Warren Appleby died during a special effects test for the show. The statement says Appleby was a special effects co-ordinator and had a 25-year career in […]
UPDATE: Police say the missing woman has been located and is safe. There was an increased police presence at Port Stanley’s main beach as Ontario Provincial Police conducted a missing person’s investigation involving a St. Thomas, Ont. woman. Details remain limited, but an increased officer presence and police tape could be seen Thursday morning and […]